diff --git a/macros/parsers/parserMultiAnswer.pl b/macros/parsers/parserMultiAnswer.pl
index ca3317e05..6499f5f72 100644
--- a/macros/parsers/parserMultiAnswer.pl
+++ b/macros/parsers/parserMultiAnswer.pl
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ sub new {
 		part                => 0,
 		singleResult        => 0,
 		namedRules          => 0,
+		cmpOpts             => undef,
 		checkTypes          => 1,
 		allowBlankAnswers   => 0,
 		tex_separator       => $separator . '\,',
@@ -89,8 +90,10 @@ sub setCmpFlags {
 #  the individual answer checkers.
 #
 sub cmp {
-	my $self    = shift;
-	my %options = @_;
+	my ($self, %options) = @_;
+
+	%options = (%options, %{ $self->{cmpOpts} }) if ref($self->{cmpOpts}) eq 'HASH';
+
 	foreach my $id ('checker', 'separator') {
 		if (defined($options{$id})) {
 			$self->{$id} = $options{$id};
@@ -488,6 +491,13 @@ =head2 namedRules
 if you need to intersperse other rules with the ones for the C<MultiAnswer>. In this case, you must
 use C<NAMED_ANS> instead of C<ANS>. Default: 0.
 
+=head2 cmpOpts
+
+This is a hash of options that will be passed to the cmp method of all answers. For example,
+C<< cmpOpts => { weight => 0.5 } >>. This option is provided to make it more convenient to pass
+options to all answers when utilizing PGML. To pass options to a single answer, use the
+C<< setCmpFlags($which_rule, %flags) >> method instead. Default: undef (no options are sent).
+
 =head2 checkTypes
 
 Specifies whether the types of the student and professor's answers must match exactly